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A social TV service that offered a real-time, cross-platform hub for all consumers' activity around TV.

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Reasons for Shutdown

Poor Pivot

Failed to gain traction with the new strategy.

BeeTV's aim was to market the technology to telecoms and cable operators, but for a small, scrappy upstart, this proved to be a very difficult job.
This led to BeeTV shifting its course and tried to create consumer-focused items, such as an iPad app for friends to watch and share TV experiences.
CEO Yaniv Solnik announced that with the new plan, they have failed to gain substantial traction and that they have consequently run out of capital.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	Columbia House	11.6%	Distributed music and movies through the direct-to-consumer business model.	Entertainment	Music, Media & Entertainment, Video	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1000-5000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1955	-	-	-
2.	Qwikster	5.6%	Netflix's DVD-only business.	Entertainment	Media & Entertainment, Digital Entertainment, Video	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
3.	Sinemia	4.0%	A social platform for moviegoers and a monthly subscription-based service.	Entertainment	Media & Entertainment, Social	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Image	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.		Innogest Capital	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Leadership

No.	Image	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.		Yaniv Solnik	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	17 May 2011	Funding round	USD 1.5M	-	-			-	1	-	-	-	Completed
2.	3 Jun 2009	Series B	USD 8M	-	-			-	1	-	-	-	Completed